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Rain paralyses public life

FE REPORT | 2023-10-07 00:00:00

Incessant rainfall continued for the second consecutive day on Friday, paralysing the normal life in the city and elsewhere in the country.Non-stop rains have caused waterlogging in several parts of the city, especially in low-lying areas.Even if it was a...

Hasan visits ailing BCL leader at CMCH

2023-10-07 00:00:00

CHATTOGRAM, Oct 06 (BSS): Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud today visited ailing Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader Nirav Emon at Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH).Nirav Emon drank poison to commit suicide, after seeing his father participating in BNP's...

AL postpones today's peace rally in Uttara

2023-10-07 00:00:00

Ruling Awami League has postponed its peace rally, scheduled to be held at the civil aviation ground in the capital's Uttara on Saturday, due to the inclement weather, reports UNB. Considering the suffering of the activists and supporters due to...

AL govt conspiring abroad to stay in power: Rizvi

2023-10-07 00:00:00

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Friday alleged the government is hatching various plots abroad secretly to cling to power, reports UNB."By changing their tone, ministers are now talking about secret understanding. In fact, they're conspiring behind...

PMO officials pay homage to Bangabandhu in Tungipara

2023-10-07 00:00:00

Officials of the Prime Minister's Office paid homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Tungipara of Gopalganj on Friday, reports UNB.The newly formed Board of Directors of the PMO Employees Welfare Fund paid the homage by...

BNP's 6-day fresh prog begins today

2023-10-07 00:00:00

BNP announced a six-day fresh programme, including a mass rally in Dhaka on October 18, to mount pressure on the government to accept the opposition's one-point demand. The programmes will begin today (Saturday) and end with the public rally on...

Foreigners never support ill-efforts to disrupt elections: Hasan

2023-10-07 00:00:00

CHATTOGRAM, Oct 06 (BSS): Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Friday said the foreigners do not support the ill-effort to resist election."Elections will be held on time and if anyone tries to disrupt the elections, the people of...

AL won't be allowed to form govt thru 'walkover' again: Fakhrul

2023-10-07 00:00:00

Dismissing the prime minister's comments in her Ganobhaban press conference on the next election, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said Awami League will not be allowed to form the government again through 'a walkover'. "They (govt) started...

BNP's movement threat turns into a mockery: Quader

2023-10-07 00:00:00

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday said BNP's threat of movement has turned into a mockery to the country's people, reports BSS."Before diminishing of the relish of a series of its failed ultimatums, BNP has again given...

Pioneer shares jump on Exxon mega merger talks

2023-10-07 00:00:00

Shares of Pioneer Natural Resources climbed nearly 8 per centon Friday on news that Exxon Mobil, the largest US oil and gas company, was in advanced talks to buy the shale producer in a deal valued at a whopping $60...

Singer launches World Cup campaign

2023-10-07 00:00:00

Leading electronics and home appliances manufacturer Singer Bangladesh Limited has launched their World Cup campaign titled 'Singer Red S Deal DouRun Offer', says a press release. Under the DouRun offer, customers will get a chance to win their purchased TV...

Global bond funds post massive weekly outflows

2023-10-07 00:00:00

Global bond funds faced huge outflows in the week to October 4, driven by concerns over sustained high interest rates because of elevated inflation levels and a robust US economy, reports Reuters.US job openings unexpectedly increased in August, pointing to...

Libra Infusions flying high on DSE sans price-sensitive information

FE REPORT | 2023-10-07 00:00:00

The loss-making Libra Infusions has been flying high on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) at a time when many fundamentally sound stocks have been enduring price erosion.The company is suffering from acute shortage of working capital, which has hampered its...

Sell-offs continue as investor sentiment takes hit from policy rate hike

FE REPORT | 2023-10-07 00:00:00

Stocks extended the losing streak for the second straight week to Thursday following continued sell-offs as investor sentiment took a major hit from the central bank's latest policy rate hike. Analysts said the already bearish market exaggerated the imposition of...

Muni He of China hits a shot

2023-10-07 00:00:00

Muni He of China hits a shot on the fairway on day one of the Aramco Team Series golf tournament at the Hong Kong Golf Club in Hong Kong on Friday — AFP

Russia's Liudmila Samsonova celebrates

2023-10-07 00:00:00

Russia's Liudmila Samsonova celebrates after beating Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko during their women’s singles quarter final match of the WTA China Open tennis tournament in Beijing on Friday — AFP

Cricket World Cup will add to festive cheer in Indian economy

2023-10-07 00:00:00

Besides the huge money that the International Cricket Council (ICC) will make from the Men's Cricket World Cup, businesses in India are also set to gain from the matches. The much-awaited ICC Cricket World has returned to India after 12...

BD archers fail to get bronze, cricket team lose to India

2023-10-07 00:00:00

HANGZHOU, China, Oct 06 (BSS): Despite raising the hope, Bangladesh archery team failed to secure a bronze medal while the cricket team lost to India in the semifinal of the 19th Asian Games on Friday.In archery, Bangladesh lost to Indonesia...

We know strength, weakness of all Bangladesh players: Shahidi

2023-10-07 00:00:00

Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi said that they have the idea about the strength and weakness of all Bangladeshi players, something which would help them plan better to how to make a winning start in their World Cup opener today (Saturday),...

Our first target is to reach semifinal: Hathurusingha

2023-10-07 00:00:00

Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha believes his side can realistically give themselves a shot to the semifinal of the World Cup if they win four or five matches, reports BSS.The Tigers have never won more than three matches in the...

Pakistan's Mohammad Nawaz dives to save his wicket

2023-10-07 00:00:00

Pakistan's Mohammad Nawaz dives to save his wicket during the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 one-day international (ODI) match against Netherlands at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Friday. — AFP

Tigers start World Cup campaign today

2023-10-07 00:00:00

The Bangladesh cricket team is set to embark on their ICC World Cup journey against Afghanistan today (Saturday), with Afghanistan proving to be formidable rivals for the Tigers in recent encounters. The match will kick off at the picturesque Himachal...

The words that have shaken the youth

TASNIM HASAN SAARA and MIR YEAKIN JIM | 2023-10-07 00:00:00

Cyberbullying stands for the use of electronic communication or ICT-based system to bully a person such as by sending awful messages or some comments which directly or indirectly taunt/humiliate someone. The term 'cyberbullying' is a broad issue that has terrorized...

Are unseasonable warm weather and rains interlinked?

Nilratan Halder | 2023-10-07 00:00:00

The year 2023 may be remarkable for missing one of its most cherished seasons --- Sharat (autumn) in this part of the world unless it shows up in Hemanta (late autumn) or in winter. It is more like Barsha (monsoon)....

US trade gap narrows to smallest in nearly three years

2023-10-07 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (AFP): An increase in exports helped to reduce the overall US trade deficit in August to the smallest since late 2020, according to government data released on Thursday.The trade gap shrank to $58.3 billion, down nearly 10...

Inflation, high rates and war crimp global trade: WTO

2023-10-07 00:00:00

GENEVA, Oct 6 (AFP): Global trade growth will be sharply lower than forecast this year as stubborn inflation, high interest rates and the war in Ukraine pressure economies around the globe, the World Trade Organization said Thursday.Strains in China's vast...

Global financial system based on dollar gradually collapsing: Putin

2023-10-07 00:00:00

SOCHI, Oct 6 (TASS): The global financial system created on the basis of the US dollar is gradually collapsing, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the plenary session of the Valdai Discussion Club."The Bretton Woods system - it was created...

Engineer Md. Harunur Rashid Mollah places a wreath at the grave of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu

2023-10-07 00:00:00

Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited Managing Director Engineer Md. Harunur Rashid Mollah places a wreath at the grave of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Tungipara in Gopalganj on Friday following takeover of his assignment...

PRAN Dairy signs deal with BKB for supply chain finance

2023-10-07 00:00:00

The country's leading milk processor PRAN Dairy Limited and Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) signed a deal on supply chain finance to promote the dairy sector, says a press release. Mohammad Mainul Islam Khan, General Manager (In-charge) of the Local Principal...

Sugar prices hit 13-year high due to El Nino fallout: FAO

2023-10-07 00:00:00

PARIS, Oct 6 (AFP): Global sugar prices soared to their highest level in almost 13 years in September as the El Nino weather phenomenon hit production in India and Thailand, the Food and Agriculture Organization said Friday.While world food prices...